Breakingviews: Alibaba soccer buy shows investors the score

Thursday, June 05, 2014 - 03:29

June 6 - China e-commerce giant Alibaba decides to buy half of a soccer club over drinks, showing the company’s rather whimsical approach to investment ahead of its IPO, says Breakingviews' Peter Thal Larsen.

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